Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Course

The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging is proud to announce
a two-day course on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), an emerging imaging modality with a wide array of potential applications.
fNIRS is noninvasive, employs no ionizing radiation and is portable, thus
offering practitioners a means to monitor oxygenation and map brain activity
at bedside.

The introductory course covers the fundamentals of this optical technique and
offers hands-on experience in its application. Course topics include: an overview
of the physics of fNIRS and imaging of the brain, fNIRS
instrumentation, safety issues and the basics of experimental design (for mapping
brain activity). The course is geared toward end users in application areas
such as clinical monitoring and psychology research. Each day of the course
includes a hands-on workshop during which participants apply the concepts taught
during the day's seminars.

AGENDA:

Thursday, October 24

9:00 – 9:15

Introduction

9:15 – 10:30

Intro to Near Infrared Spectroscopy

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

Infant Tissue Oximetry

11:30 – 12:15

Hands-on 1: Intro to Instrumentation

12:15 – 1:15

Lunch

1:15 – 2:15

Functional NIRS Imaging

2:15 – 3:15

Hands-on 2: Brain Function Experiments

3:15 – 3:30

Break

3:30 – 4:10

Application Talk

4:10 – 4:50

Application Talk

4:50 – 5:30

Application Talk

6:00 -

Group dinner at Figs

Friday, October 25

8:55 – 9:00

Announcements

9:00 – 9:45

Multi-modal Imaging: fMRI/NIRS

9:45 – 10:30

Multi-model Imaging: EEG/MEG/NIRS

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 12:30

Hands-on 3: Data Analysis / Probe Localization

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 3:00

Data Analysis

3:00 – 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:45

Hands-on 4: Data Analysis

4:45 – 5:00

Wrap-up

REGISTRATION:

The fee for the two-day course is $400. Fee includes all course materials, continental
breakfast and a group dinner on Thursday night at a local restaurant.

Make checks payable to:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Please include your name on the check